In 1785, John Jay and __________ helped form the Society for the Promotion of the Manumission of Slaves. A) Thomas Jefferson B) Alexander Hamilton C) James Madison D) George Washington ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The majority of teachers from the North were A) African-American women. B) African-American men. C) white men. D) white women. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
__________ came to symbolize the triumph of democracy in the 1820s-1840s. a. Henry Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Daniel Webster d. Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
What court case severely limited the Fourteenth Amendment? A) United States v. Cruikshank B) Munn v. Illinois C) Slaughterhouse Cases D) Crandall v. Nevada ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the new boundaries of the United States were set at the ________ in the North, the ________ in the West, and ________ in the South. A) St. Lawrence River; Appalachian Mountains; the Gulf of Mexico B) Great Lakes; Appalachian Mountains; Spanish Florida C) Ohio River; Mississippi River; the Gulf […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What occupation did the U.S. government suggest for the warlike Comanche? A) farmers B) merchants C) railroad workers D) cattle herders ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following individuals is matched with his art form? a. William Sidney Mount : novels b. Nathaniel Hawthorne : novels c. Herman Melville : painting d. Oliver Wendell Holmes : painting e. George Caleb Bingham : novels ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The impact of railroads on the length of time it took to cross the country was dramatic. In 1849 it took 6 to 8 weeks to travel to California. How long did it take in the 1870s? A) 5 weeks B) 10 days C) 3 months D) 4 months ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Columbus __________. A) argued that he could sail to Japan in roughly nine months B) believed the world was larger than it actually is C) believed the world was flat D) accepted the ideas of Ptolemy ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Henry Ford’s invention of the ________ revolutionized the production of automobiles. A) gear shift B) assembly line C) transmission D) crank shaft ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
